Intervista a Giovanni Carboni su PressGiochi : Le nuove condizioni di accesso al mercato – previste nel decreto di riordino del gioco a distanza – rovesciano l’indirizzo adottato nel 2006, anno del primo bando che ha assegnato concessioni per il gioco a distanza. Finora la legislazione del gioco e dei bandi costituivano un invito ad … Read more
Fiera cavalli (Verona). I have been delighted to participate to this panel on behalf of PMU, together with Guillaume Maupas (Le Trot), Bruno Battista (Snaitech) e Michele Rosi (MST) discussing the future of horseracing in Italy.
Juventus F.C. midfielder Nicolò Fagioli and UK Premier League players Sandro Tonali (Newcastle) and Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa) are implicated in a criminal investigation over illegal betting activities by the Italian Public Prosecutor in Turin which is supported by the anti-mafia & organised crime Police. Italian media reported that betting activities under investigation would have … Read more
Il divieto di pubblicità per le attività di gioco con vincita in denaro e per il gioco d’azzardo, introdotto dall’art. 9 del decreto Dignità, è entrato in vigore a luglio del 2018. A distanza di cinque anni, è possibile stendere un breve bilancio per vagliare l’efficacia della norma, anche in considerazione degli obiettivi annunciati.
20-22 September 2023 I have been delighted to participate to the International Gambling Market Panel with Martina Cilia, Laila Mintas and Michael Egerer, all moderated by Rob Davies.
The Italian Parliament has finally started the voting process on a bill defining the key pillars for the reorganization of the gambling sector, which will be implemented by the government via subsequent decrees. Since gambling is a state-reserved activity, one of these key pillars is the concession model for the gambling offer, together with the … Read more
The long-awaited Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance’s decree, enhancing the fixed-odds betting regulation to international standards, has finally been published in the Official Journal and will now enter into force on October 28, 2022. The new Ministerial decree regulates fixed-odds betting on sporting and non-sporting events — excluding, however, horse racing — providing for … Read more
By Valérie Peano As an early execution of the overall gambling-sector reorganization announced by the sub-secretary for the Italian Ministry of Finance in charge of gambling, the duration of all gaming machines and land-based betting concessions has been extended to 2023 and 2024, respectively, while the relevant tenders’ publication has been delayed. These tenders should … Read more
By Valérie Peano To help recover from the heavy impact of the pandemic on the gambling sector in Italy, the Italian Ministry of Finance’s sub-secretary in charge of gambling has announced significant gambling reforms to be undertaken in the next 12-18 months. Indeed, the lockdown measures resulting from the pandemic had a dramatic impact on … Read more
The United Nations – Office on Drugs and Crime has published on its website the first Global Report on Corruption in Sport in order to reveal the staggering scale, manifestation, and complexity of corruption and criminal networks in sport at international and national levels. Specifically, Section 9 of the Global Report evaluates illegal betting in … Read more